Category: jewish food

Call Your Mother Deli, if you live in (and around) DC and haven’t heard of them, have you been living under a rock? Opened by the same team that owns Timber Pizza Co., Call Your Mother Deli is a Jew-ish style deli. Think all your favorites, with a twist! I first found out about Call…

This recipe is very near and dear to my heart. Growing up, my dad made latkes in our backyard every year and brought them to every holiday party and even to school! These are by far some of the best larkes you will ever (EVER) try. Ingredients2 lbs Russet of Yukon Gold potatoes; shredded2 medium…

BackgroundWhile cheesecake is good year round and for every occasion, it is super easy to make a kosher for Passover version with some canned macaroons! Ingredients4 packages of cream cheese, room temperature1 cup of sugar4 eggs1 1/2 tsp of vanilla1 tsp lemon juice1 can of regular coconut macaroons (or homemade if you prefer) Crust Preheat…

Charoset: A food we (Jews) eat on the Passover holiday that is made of fruit (apples, dried fruit), nuts and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon and wine. On the Seder table Charosets represents the mortar that the Israelites used while enslaved in Egypt. (Everything on the Seder table is symbolic). Look, there are probably thousands of…

Gedempte: /geh-dem-pt/ Yiddish for “well cooked” Now you may be thinking, “meatballs, isn’t that an Italian dish?” Yes, technically you are correct but there are many variations of the meatball (condensed, balled meat) that span across history, countries, religions and more. For these Gedepmte Meatballs, I took a variation on the typical sweet and sour…

* Bruce is my father, a wonderful cook, someone who always inspires me in the kitchen and this recipe was written by him so that I could make chicken in a pot on my own but modified by me.* This is an amazing recipe to warm you up on a cold or chilly day. It…